Coverage from The News & Advance and New Era-Progress about the death of Avriel Hooks in Amherst County in 2023. Michael Perry III has been charged with murder in the case.
- ANNA BRYSON Richmond Times-Dispatch
There are now 47 localities seeking an additional 1% sales tax on a referendum measure this coming Election Day, according to the state elections department.
- Justin Faulconer
The Amherst County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution Sept. 1 honoring and remembering the life of Amherst town resident Michael Driskill, who was serving on the town council when he died July 22 at age 79.
- Justin Faulconer
Due to various legal and logistical issues, a jury trial scheduled for Oct. 5 in the case of a Lynchburg husband accused of aggravated murder in his estranged wife’s death in Amherst County is continued.
- Bryson Gordon
Get this week's Lynchburg-area high school volleyball scores in one home here.
- From staff reports
Lynchburg and several surrounding localities are pulling the plug on Flock cameras amid growing concerns about privacy and surveillance. Here's what's driving the decisions — and what happens next.
- From staff reports
Drought conditions have pushed flows in the Buffalo River, the Town of Amherst’s drinking water source, to some of their lowest levels in years. Find out why officials are preparing to tap Thrasher Lake if conditions worsen as an emergency backup.
- From staff reports
Coverage from The News & Advance and New Era-Progress about the death of Avriel Hooks in Amherst County in 2023. Michael Perry III has been charged with murder in the case.
- ANNA BRYSON Richmond Times-Dispatch
There are now 47 localities seeking an additional 1% sales tax on a referendum measure this coming Election Day, according to the state elections department.
- Justin Faulconer
The Amherst County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution Sept. 1 honoring and remembering the life of Amherst town resident Michael Driskill, who was serving on the town council when he died July 22 at age 79.
- SAM MOSTOW The Roanoke Times
Ben Cline, Beth Macy, Mark Warner and Bert Mizusawa all marched in a parade and gathered for a rally after.
- CHARLES WILBORN Danville Register & Bee
The Democratic nominee looking to unseat U.S. Rep. John McGuire, R-5th District, brought his campaign to Danville on Friday to host a discussion on healthcare in rural Southside Virginia.
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the passage of time and how my experiences of the world and my children’s are so vastly different, even though we move through this world together for a time.Â
- From staff reports
A data center is proposed near Madison Heights Town Center — and it was filed the same day Amherst County changed its rules for such projects. Here are five things to know about the proposal, the public opposition and the legal question now facing the county.
- Don Davis
Columnist Don Davis says cooler nights are coming, and that means it’s time to prepare lawns, gardens and houseplants for fall.
- Justin Faulconer
A special exception request for a 154-foot-tall cell tower on a vacant wooded parcel on the west side of the U.S. 29 Bypass in Madison Heights recently received the Amherst County Planning Commission’s recommended approval.
- Justin Faulconer
The Amherst County Planning Commission reviewed and discussed proposed regulations designating manufactured homes as permitted by-right use in all zoning districts that allow stick-built housing.
- DAVID VELAZQUEZ The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress
Despite political scientists who say Tom Perriello's bid to retake his old seat in Congress is a long shot, his fundraising and polling numbers continue to improve.
- Justin Faulconer
The Amherst Pool is hosting a Community Day event on Sept. 5 where proceeds will be donated to the Humane Society of Amherst County in honor of the late Michael “Magic Mike” Driskill.
- Justin Faulconer
Amherst County Sheriff Jimmy Ayers in a letter to county residents announced Thursday he ordered the sheriff office’s four Flock cameras in operation to be suspended immediately following community concerns.
- Shannon Brennan
When I moved to Lynchburg 33 years ago, the first thing I noticed was the trees.
- From staff reports
Coverage of the involuntary manslaughter case against Brian Lee Dalton, who was found guilty in connection with the death of a toddler found unresponsive in a vehicle on a hot summer day in Madison Heights in 2025.
- Justin Faulconer
A Florida man was sentenced to five years in prison Sept. 1 on a charge of aggravated sexual battery of a child less than age 13 in Amherst County.
- By Sarah Honosky, Rachel Mahoney, Rachael Smith and Shannon Kelly The News & Advance
In the days following Sept. 11, 2001, people across the Lynchburg area began to adjust to a world that would never be the same.
- Bryson Gordon
William Campbell snapped its 18-game losing streak, while Jefferson Forest rolled over Staunton River in a Bedford County battle. See more Week 2 scores inside.